豚舎

豚舎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
豚	舎
とん Grade: S	しゃ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

豚 (ton, “pig”) +‎ 舎 (-sha, “house”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) とんしゃ [tòńshá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [tõ̞ɰ̃ɕa̠]

Noun

豚舎 (hiragana とんしゃ, rōmaji tonsha)

1. pigsty (enclosure where pigs are kept)

Synonyms

• (enclosure where pigs are kept): 豚小屋 (ぶたごや) (butagoya)

Coordinate terms

• 犬小屋 (いぬごや) (inugoya): kennel, doghouse
• 牛 (ぎゅう)舎 (しゃ) (gyūsha): cowshed, byre, cattle barn
• 鳥籠 (とりかご) (torikago): birdcage

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN